Six arrested for drug trafficking in Greene County

Published: Monday, December 17, 2012 at 09:18 PM.

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Greene County Sheriff’s Office detectives removed six alleged drug traffickers from the streets from Thursday to just after midnight Saturday simply as part of their usual duties.

“Any time — illegal narcotics or illegal sale of prescription pills — me and my partner are 100 percent in it as hard as we can all the time,” GCSO Detective James Hinson said, referring to himself and Detective Charles Boyette. “That’s just how it goes. One week we’re working on a lot of this, and next week we’ll be working on something else.”

Each suspect was placed in the Greene County Jail.

The first arrest came at 2:24 a.m. Thursday in Hookerton, when Boyette and Hinson picked up Roderick O’Brien Freeman, 24 of Greenville, on seven counts related to possession, sale and manufacture of crack cocaine. He has 2.5 grams of crack at the time of his arrest, and given a $100,000 bond.

At 6:20 p.m., Thursday, the detectives apprehended Ron David Edwards, 50 of Snow Hill, at his home. Edwards was booked on eight counts regarding selling and conspiracy to sell a Schedule II controlled substance. He received a $40,000 bond.

Devyn Jamal Brewington, 24 of Hookerton, found himself in custody early Friday morning after he was arrested in Ayden with 6 grams of marijuana. Brewington was placed in jail on a $70,500 bond on charges of selling, delivering and conspiracy to sell and distribute marijuana.

Greene County Sheriff’s Office detectives removed six alleged drug traffickers from the streets from Thursday to just after midnight Saturday simply as part of their usual duties.

“Any time — illegal narcotics or illegal sale of prescription pills — me and my partner are 100 percent in it as hard as we can all the time,” GCSO Detective James Hinson said, referring to himself and Detective Charles Boyette. “That’s just how it goes. One week we’re working on a lot of this, and next week we’ll be working on something else.”

Each suspect was placed in the Greene County Jail.

The first arrest came at 2:24 a.m. Thursday in Hookerton, when Boyette and Hinson picked up Roderick O’Brien Freeman, 24 of Greenville, on seven counts related to possession, sale and manufacture of crack cocaine. He has 2.5 grams of crack at the time of his arrest, and given a $100,000 bond.

At 6:20 p.m., Thursday, the detectives apprehended Ron David Edwards, 50 of Snow Hill, at his home. Edwards was booked on eight counts regarding selling and conspiracy to sell a Schedule II controlled substance. He received a $40,000 bond.

Devyn Jamal Brewington, 24 of Hookerton, found himself in custody early Friday morning after he was arrested in Ayden with 6 grams of marijuana. Brewington was placed in jail on a $70,500 bond on charges of selling, delivering and conspiracy to sell and distribute marijuana.

Less than an hour after Brewington’s arrest, Boyette and Hinson apprehended Tyjah Rasheem Dixon, 20 of Snow Hill, as part of the same case. Dixon’s charges mirror Brewington’s, except for additional allegations of illegally carrying a concealed gun, resisting a public officer and possession of drug paraphernalia. He was given a $72,000 bond.

The arrests rounded out with Sean Kojak Croom, 39 of Snow Hill, and Deshauna Danielle Canty, 30 of Wilmington, for conspiracy to sell opiates. Croom is also charged with two counts of trafficking an opiate. The detectives arrested Croom at 11:22 p.m. Friday in the parking lot of the Food Lion in Snow Hill, then brought in Canty at 12:20 a.m.

Hinson said illegal prescription drugs — like what Croom and Canty allegedly endeavored to sell — are something the GCSO is working to get under control.

“I’m not going to say it put a dent in it, but I’m hoping to make them think about it real hard,” Hinson said. “Prescription pills are becoming one of our major problems. It’s just that they’re so easily obtained. But all I’m trying to do — me and my partner — is when people are out here selling it, we’re trying to make them think about it.”

Wes Wolfe can be reached at 252-559-1075 or wes.wolfe@kinston.com. Follow him on Twitter at WolfeReports.